transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
also ikon ˈī-ˌkän
Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikōn, from eikenai to resemble
Date: 1572
1. : a usually pictorial representation : image
2.
[Late Greek eikōn, from Greek]
: a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3. : an object of uncritical devotion : idol
4. : emblem , symbol
the house became an icon of 1860's residential architecture — Paul Goldberger
5.
a. : a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning
b. : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that usually suggests the type of object represented or the purpose of an available function
• icon·ic ī-ˈkä-nik adjective
• icon·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb